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1. (v.t.) obsess
to dominate or excessively preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of; haunt.
2. (v.i.) obsess
to think about something unceasingly.
Etymology: (1495–1505; < L obsessus, ptp. of obsidēre to occupy, frequent, besiege =ob-ob - +-sidēre, comb. form of sedēre to sit)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) haunt, obsess, ghost
haunt like a ghost; pursue
"Fear of illness haunts her"
2. (verb) obsess
be preoccupied with something
"She is obsessing over her weight"
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1. (verb) obsess
to cause sb to think or worry constantly in an unhealthy way
His illness obsessed him.; She's completely obsessed with/by this guy.
2. obsess
to think or worry about sth constantly
I've been obsessing over/about starting my own business.
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| Definition of 'obsess' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) obsess
to besiege; to beset
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Sense: to occupy (someone's mind) too much
He is obsessed by the fear of death.
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 Afrikaans: besete, behep |
 Arabic: يَتَسَلَّط على |
 Bulgarian: завладявам |
 Brazilian: obcecar |
 Czech: posednout |
 German: verfolgen |
 Danish: besætte |
 Greek: διακατέχω, κατατρέχω, βασ |
 Spanish: obsesionar |
 Estonian: painama |
 Farsi: ذهن کسی را مشغول کردن |
 Finnish: olla pakkomielle jstk |
 French: obséder |
 Hebrew: אֲחוּז דִיבּוּק |
 Hindi: डूबे रहना |
 Croatian: opsjedati |
 Hungarian: vmi megszállottja |
 Indonesian: mempengaruhi pikiran |
 Icelandic: heltaka |
 Italian: ossessionare |
 Japanese: 取りつく |
 Korean: ...에 사로잡히다 |
 Lithuanian: apimti, persekioti |
 Latvian: pārņemt (domas); apsēst |
 Malay: terlalu memikirkan |
 Dutch: obsederen |
 Norwegian: besette, forfølge |
 Polish: opętać |
 Persian: ذهن کسی را مشغول کردن |
 Pashto: ذهن بوخت ساتل |
 Portuguese: obcecar |
 Romanian: a obseda |
 Russian: завладевать умом |
 Slovak: posadnúť |
 Slovenian: obsesti |
 Serbian: biti opsednut |
 Swedish: anfäkta, hemsöka |
 Thai: ครอบงำ |
 Turkish: zihnini meşgul etmek, akl |
 Taiwanese: 使著迷，使念念不忘 |
 Ukrainian: переслідувати |
 Urdu: ذہن پر سوار ہونا، طاري ہو |
 Vietnamese: ám ảnh |
 Chinese: 使迷恋，使着迷，使困扰 |
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